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l a r u ta n y a n g d i d a p a t k a n d a r i k u l i t k a y u d i c a m p u r m i n y a k " ( C o l i n 1 6 6 3 : 6 0 ; d.
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O l e h karea i t u , m e m o t o n g r a m b u t l e b i h m e r u p a k a n p e n g o r b a n a n d i r i
d a r i p a d a pertanda p e n g e k a n g a n g a i r a h se ks ual a ta u p e n g e b i r ia n , s e p e r t i y a n g
pemah d i k e m u k a k a n ( B e r g 1951; Leach 1958). Alcina (1668A: 1 8 ) m en u l is
t e n t a n g kaum w a n i ta F i l i p i n a , " S a k i t t e r b e r a t y a n g b i s a m e r e k a r a s a k a n ia l a h
jika r a m b u tn y a d ia m b i l a ta u d i p o t o n g . Maka u n t u k m c n u n j u k k a n k c s c d i h a n
y a n g m c n d a l a m m e r c k a m c m o t o n g r a m b u t ... s u a t u t a n d a b a h w a m e r e k a
b e r k a b u n g a t a s k e m a ti a n o r a n g t u a a t a u s u a m i y a n g d i ci n t a i ... u n t u k s u a t u
m o t i f k e a ga m a a n a t a u m e n y a t a k a n s e l a m a t t i n g g a l p a d a k e d u n i a a n ." U p a ca r a
p e m o t o n g a n r a m b u t p a n j a n g Aru P a l a k k a di t a h u n 1 6 7 2 s e t e l a h k e m e n a n g a n n y a
a ta s M a k a s a r ( A n d a y a 1981: 1 4 8 ; M a t t h e s 1 8 7 5 : 6 7 ) , d a n r a m b u t S u s u h u n a n
P a k u b u w o n o I di t a h u n 1715 ( B a b a d ing Sang k a l a 1738: 1 2 7 ) , m u n g k i n b i s a
d i t e r a n g k a n d a l a m h u b u n ga n n y a d e n g a n s u m p a h b e r k o r b a n s e t e l a h b e r o l e h
r a h m a t tuhan. P e m o t o n g a n a t a u p e n c u k u r a n r a m b u t kawua , t c r u ta m a w a n i t a
w a n i ta i s ta n a s c t c l a h mang tn y a s c o r a n g r a j a , s c b a ga i mana d i l a p o r k a n dari
A c e h , P a t a n i , S i a m , dan J o h o r p a d a a b a d k e - 1 7 ( M u n d y 1667: 131; Hika t
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